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haemophilia

 noun
     
Related topics: Illness and Disability
hae‧mo‧phil‧i‧a British English ; hemophilia American English [uncountable]
MI a serious disease that prevents a person's blood from becoming thick, so that they lose a lot of blood easily if they are injured
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